branco

See also: Branco and branĉo

French

Etymology

Abbreviation of brancardier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃.ko/

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

1. (military, colloquial) stretcher-bearer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese branco, inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾaŋko/ [ˈbɾɑŋ.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -aŋko

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

1. white (colour)

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)

branco	gris	negro, preto
vermello; carmín	laranxa; castaño, marrón	amarelo; crema
verde lima	verde	menta; verde escuro
ciano; azul verdoso	cerúleo	azul
violeta; anil	maxenta; púrpura	rosa

Italian

Etymology

From branca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ko/
• Rhymes: -anko
• Hyphenation: bràn‧co

Noun

branco m (plural branchi)

1. flock (of sheep)
2. pack (of wolves or dogs)
3. gang (of people)

Mirandese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

1. white

References

• Ferreira, Amadeu, Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022) “branco”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Frankish *blank.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾã.ko/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾã.kʊ/

Adjective

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

1. white
   • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, A 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)

     […] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.

     […] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.

Descendants

• Fala: blãcu
• Galician: branco
• Portuguese: branco (see there for further descendants)

See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)

branco, blanco, alvo	gris	negro, preto
vermelho	castanho	amarelo
	verde
		azur
	cardẽo	rosa

Portuguese

branco

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese branco, inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus with regular dissimilation of -l- to -r- after a consonant. Compare Galician branco, Spanish blanco. Doublet of Bianca, a name borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku
• Hyphenation: bran‧co

Noun

branco m (plural brancos)

1. white (color)

   Synonyms: (poetic) alvo, cândido

   1. (heraldry) argent
   2. white clothing
2. (Brazil, informal) blackout (failure in recalling something)

   Synonym: branca

   Me deu um branco na prova!

   I couldn’t remember anything during the test!

3. (oenology) Ellipsis of vinho branco.

Derived terms

• dar um branco

Uma mulher branca

Noun

branco m (plural brancos, feminine branca, feminine plural brancas)

1. a white person

   Synonyms: (formal and relatively uncommon) caucasiano, (derogatory) branquelo

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Adjective

branco (feminine branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas, comparable, comparative mais branco, superlative o mais branco or branquíssimo, diminutive branquinho, augmentative brancão)

1. white in color
2. (of a person) white; Caucasian

   Synonym: (formal and relatively uncommon) caucasiano

3. (of a person) pale; pallid

   Synonym: pálido

4. white (lightest in color compared to similar objects)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:branco.

Derived terms

• azul e branco
• branco do olho
• branco-gelo
• branco-marfim
• brancor
• brancura
• branquear
• branquismo
• branquitude
• em branco
• embranquecer
• glóbulo branco
• vinho branco

Descendants

• Angolar: baanku
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: branku
• Indo-Portuguese: branco
• Kabuverdianu: bránku
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: brak
• Kristang: brangku
• Principense: baanku
• Sãotomense: blanku

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque